Male Infertility

Male factors are found to be the cause of infertility about 30% of the time. In another 30-40% of couples both female and male factors contribute to the couple’s infertility. These are surprising facts for many couples to learn – especially those who mistakenly believe infertility to be a woman’s issue. Therefore, it is essential that men be tested. Male infertility is diagnosed by a semen analysis.

There are many factors contributing to male infertility, including defects in the semen and sperm production, failure of sperm transport and general health and lifestyle issues, such as smoking, obesity and alcohol use. Fortunately, there are treatments for male factor infertility which include intrauterine insemination (IUI) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).